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Eddie le chien EVRD - bio

1. Which cases has Eddie the Springer spaniel sniffer dog been used in within the South Yorkshire Force area over the last five years? Eddie, the specialist dog is no longer with South Yorkshire Police. He and his handler left the Force in August 2007. The information supplied therefore relates to his service between 2003 and 2007.Information relating directly to the nature of each Victim Search Dog deployment, if made public could cause unnecessary distress to the persons and families connected with the deceased. However, we can provide the following details regarding Victim Search Dog deployments between 2003 and 2007 :As two teams working together: handler Ellis and dog Frankie, with handler Grime and dog Eddie have been deployed on twenty occasions, with the recovery of four bodies.Working alone, Grime/Eddie have been deployed on seventeen occasions with the recovery of one body and Ellis/Frankie have been deployed on five occasions with the recovery of three bodies, this includes the recovery of two women in one grave.2. Which cases has Eddie the Springer spaniel sniffer dog been used in outside the South Yorkshire Force Area over the last five years? Please provide a breakdown for each year.Out of the twenty occasions where the dog teams were deployed together, two deployments were in the South Yorkshire Police Force area and the remainder were out of the force.All seventeen deployments for Grime/Eddie working alone were to external forces.Two deployments for Ellis/Frankie were in the South Yorkshire Police Force area and the remaining three were to external forces.

Northern Ireland, UK
A
missing person, last seen returning from church, on foot, in N.
Ireland. The search of suspects 'burnt out vehicle' by forensic
scientists did not reveal any evidence. A search by the E.V.R.D.
identified a position in the rear passenger foot well where the dog
alerted to the presence of human material. A sample was taken and when
analysed revealed the victims' DNA. The enquiry then concentrated its
efforts on the suspect and the E.V.R.D. located the body of the woman in
a river bank deposition site. Further searches identified a location
where the E.V.R.D. alerted in the front bedroom of the offenders empty
next door dwelling house. When interviewed the suspect admitted that the
body had lain in the room for 1 hour prior to disposal. Forensic teams
were unable to extract any forensic evidence despite being shown the
exact position.

Wiltshire, UK
A female was abducted by her
ex-boyfriend. Intelligence suggested that her ex-boy friend had taken
her to his house. A search by the EVRD of the house resulted in small
blood stains being alert indicated and forensically confirmed as her
blood. The suspect, a builder, was in possession of a van. This was
searched and the EVRD dog alerted to a 'wacker plate', spirtit level,
and shovel. A site was identified where the suspect had been working.
The EVRD then located the body deposition site in an area of a garbage
base that had been prepared by the suspect. He had returned with the
dead girl, dug a grave in the centre, placed the body in the hole,
replaced the spoil and then used the shovel, wacker plate and spirit
level to return the ground to its original state.

Devon, UK
A
female was abducted and her whereabouts were unknown. The suspect was a
bus driver. An initial search by the E.V.R.D. alerted at a location near
to a sighting of the suspect in suspicious circumstances. A forensic
search at the alert location revealed a small button off of the girls
clothing in long grass. The offender confessed to the murder and
confirmed her body had been initially temporarily placed at the dog's
alert location.

Cornwall, UK
A woman was reported missing by
her partner. A search of the suspects house by the EVRD was conducted
who indicated on the living room carpet. No forensic evidence was
recovered. Subsequently a diary written by the suspect was alert
indicated by the dog. The diary had written extracts that the offender
had laid the victim on the carpet whilst dead, the diary had in fact
been written by the suspect having handled the body. This was confirmed
by the offender in interview.

New Mexico, U.S.A.
A witness
reported having seen two men walk off into brush land carrying a spade
and a corpse. The area was searched with the EVRD with no indications
being forthcoming. Other assets were utilised and the body was found:
buried at a depth of 8 feet, under the water table, 3 feet of cement and
5 feet of earth replaced on top the corpse that was wrapped in cling
film. There being no scent available to the dog to receive there was no
forthcoming.